Judge Moses Chinhengo has dismissed Sacky Shanghala's application, paving the way for the Fishrot scandal's main trial to proceed, though not without challenges, such as the right to legal representation and possible appeals.
He was known as the most notorious gang leader, and he was feared by many.
But now. Paulus Shimweefeleni, well known as "Ninja," says he is a changed man as he takes the walk of freedom from the Windhoek Correctional Facility tomorrow, where he had been a resident for 25 years, sentenced for murder.
Former Fisheries Minister Bernhardt Esau is set to spend another Christmas in the confines of the Windhoek Correctional Facility, as High Court Judge David Munsu ruled that he would remain in custody pending trial.
Ombudsman Basilius Dyakugha says there is an urgent need to renovate the Windhoek Correctional Facility.
The Ombudsman, accompanied by an observor team, made a late afternoon visit to the male section of the Windhoek Correctional Facility.
A brighter future awaits four offenders who are incarcerated at the Windhoek Correctional Facility after they competed and bagged two silver medals at a recent 3rd National Skills Competition (NSCO) at Ongwediva.
Social activist Michael Amushelelo, currently an inmate at the Windhoek Correctional Facility, has reportedly gone on a hunger strike to highlight his quest for freedom.
Amushelelo has been incarcerated since March 21, following an unemployment demonstration in the capital.
Former Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Bernhardt Esau informed Judge David Munsu that his health condition has worsened after his incarceration at the Windhoek Correctional Facility.
The Khomas Regional Council donated items valued at close to N$ 80 000 to the Windhoek Correctional Facility.
The gesture was made during a visit by the Khomas Governor and the council to the facility to look at the challenges faced by the rehabilitation centre.
A group of final-year law students donated sanitary products to female inmates at the Windhoek Correctional Facility. The donation was facilitated through the LLB Aid Handover Programme.
The donation was comprised of bathing soaps, sanitary pads, nappies, lotion, toothpaste, and other personal items.
